A user in Reddit launched a bomb in the anime community by stating that “Neon Genesis Evangelion“It is an overrated work. In his publication he explained that, although he wanted to enjoy the series and give him a chance (even seeing “The End of Evangelion”), he simply failed to connect with her.
According to his opinion, the designs and aesthetics of the series are great, and even the low animation quality in some episodes did not bother. However, there end the compliments. For him, the characters are flat, do not evolve and only exist to generate dramatic plot turns. He also criticized the rhythm of history, arguing that he follows a structure of “episodic monster” before reaching a confusing and forced end whose popularity was forged based on fans theories.
In addition, he added that, in his experience, the series is boring, with characters releasing phrases designed to sound deep, but without real substance behind. As expected, the community soon answered. Some went out to defend the franchise at death, explaining its symbolism, its psychological themes and its impact on the industry. Others, on the other hand, agreed that it is more a phenomenon inflated over time than a real masterpiece.
In the end, the debate makes it clear that “Neon Genesis Evangelion” remains as divisive as ever. While some see it as a revolutionary anime, others believe it is pretentious and has been overvalued all this time. And you, what do you think about it?
- «Go to Myanimelist and check the anime seasons for TV before the fall of 1995. Basically, there is nothing more than tender cartoons for young children, with the occasional Shonen action series for preteens. The famous anime before Evangelion or were ovas and movies (Akira, Ghost in the Shell, Ghibli, etc.), or are remembered as nostalgic classics that marked childhood (Detective Conan, Dragon Ball, Ranma ½)».
- «You may think that Evangelion is not the best example of a mature deconstruction of the genre, but at least he tried. He took a genre that used to be used only to sell toys to children and made it an author's surreal work. And it was a massive success. According to some metrics, Evangelion remains the TV anime with the greatest number of copies sold to fans (and will probably continue so now that we move away from the Blu-rays)».
- «It was a ray in a bottle, marking a break with the idea that the TV anime is only good if it has a universal attraction and is financed with advertising income, like any other television program. He was the first to finance becoming an otaku cult classic, and did so successfully that he showed that there was enough audience for this type of projects. This allowed, from then on, even a lot of less popular niche anime per season could share part of that market and remain viable».
- «“Overvalorado” is completely subjective. Why do you want to change your view first? Say that the characters are unidimensional, which is a Monster of the Week or that has melodrama is a very superficial analysis of the series. If you interpreted the characters or events in a certain way, there is nothing that anyone can say to change your opinion, because we all saw the same, only that you processed it in your way».
- «On the other hand, these characteristics are not inherently defects, especially Yeah That was the purpose from the beginning. As you mentioned, Anno said that the Christian imagery did not have a real meaning, but in reality that does not matter. Leaving aside the idea of ”the death of the author”, Anno's statements about what he intended to do and what he finally delivered seems to go into conflict, because each reference and symbol ends up fitting perfectly with the narrative without it seems to be forcing The connection».
- «If you think Shinji and Rei are not complete or interesting characters, that depends completely on you. There is no such thing as an objectively good or bad character. Especially when it is so easy to trivialize characters in a criticism. In fact, it is interesting how you analyzed the characters. I would bet on the series knowing its reputation in advance and that influenced your perception. The fact that you like it but at the same time you call it overvalued demonstrates that».
- «I will not talk about the impact it had, but I still see series strongly influenced by Evangelionso I think its impact is undeniable».
- «This probably disappoints you (especially after writing such a long post), but as someone who is not an anime fan, I do not really agree, although for completely different reasons. As someone who has never paid attention to anime, until a few years ago I had only heard of three series that I would call anime in my whole life: Akira, Ghost in the Shell and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Ask any of my friends, and if they had to name three, it would be those three. If that does not show you how far it has come and the impact it has had, I don't know what it will do».
- «Evangelion It is far from perfect, but it is not made to make sense in the same way as an average series. In a nutshell, if you are not familiar with Freud (and many are not), you probably don't “understand” Evangelion In the first viewing. Look at the presence of the death instinct when Shinji is at peace inside the Eva cabin. Rei is literally the personification of the Oedipus complex. This complex is also part of what keeps Shinji in a child state and, in a way, which makes Gendo become an obstacle to him throughout the series. Shinji's unique relationship with Kaworu (El Rubio) could also be interpreted within another of Freud's beliefs. Depending on your perspective, the series can be more or less precise in its representation of concepts of theoretical psychology“
- «Anime quality? Yes. Importance in the industry? Not at all overvalued. Evangelion It was fucking rare and showed that even something completely absurd could be profitable, attract huge audiences and leave a legacy. He gave freedom to anime writers to be rare and then tell their bosses: “Evangelion was much more strange. Please do not reject my idea just because I'm trying something new. ” Evangelion It is horrible, but it succeeded and opened the gates of innovation that we enjoy today».
- «Nah, you're right, this shit is completely overvalued. And the people who enjoy it are like monkeys with writing machines».
Fountain: Reddit
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